Well, so be it. Nothing's perfect in life, so you have an election that's not quite perfect. Is it better than not having an election? You bet.

I tend over the years to have developed a certain hesitancy about believing that headlines tell the whole story.

Reduce the layers of management. They put distance between the top of an organization and the customers.

If you are working from your inbox, you are working on other people’s priorities.

No. That's someone else's business. Quagmire is - I don't do quagmires.

Control your time. If you're working off your in-box, you're working off the priorities of others. Be sure the staff is working on what you move to them from the President, or the President will be reacting, not leading.

If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.